← LeaderboardsInvestigatorsiAttributed = a PI's even-split share of each grant — a $1M grant with 2 PIs counts $500K each.
Great Falls College Montana State University
Great Falls, MT
$750,725
Total funding
2
Grants
Funding mix
By agency
NSF$500,725 · 1
USDA$250,000 · 1
By mechanism
—$750,725 · 2
Investigators at Great Falls College Montana State University
InvestigatorsiAttributed = a PI's even-split share of each grant — a $1M grant with 2 PIs counts $500K each.
Exposure= the full size of every grant they're on ($1M each).
Rising Stars
First grant in the last 5 yrs
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Emerging Leaders
6–10 yrs in
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All-Time
Most funded here, all years
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Largest grants
Rural Information Technology Education (RITE) Project$500,725
· FY2004 · EDU
** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS EXPECTED: 24 STUDENTSTHE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF GREAT FALLS COLLEGE'S VETERINARY TECHNICIAN EDUCATION PROGRAM (VTEP) IS TO DEVELOP THE CURRICULUM, ASSESSMENT PROCESSES, AND PROGRAM-RELATED MATERIALS FOR THREE STACKABLE CREDENTIALS THAT CULMINATE IN AN ASSOCIATES OF APPLIED SCIENCES IN VETERINARY TECHNICIAN, ALLOWING INDIVIDUALS TO PRACTICE AS A LICENSED VETERINARY TECHNICIAN (LVT) IN THE STATE OF MONTANA. THE TWO OTHER EMBEDDED CREDENTIALS INCLUDE VETERINARY OFFICE CERTIFICATE OF TECHNICAL STUDIES AND VETERINARY ASSISTANT CERTIFICATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE. AN ADDITIONAL OBJECTIVE OF THE VTEP IS TO CREATE INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS WITH VETERINARY OFFICES ACROSS MONTANA TO PROVIDE WORK-BASED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PROGRAM STUDENTS.DEVELOPING STACKABLE CREDENTIALS CULMINATING IN AN ASSOCIATES OF APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE IN VETERINARY TECHNICIAN MEETS THE AFRI EDUCATION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT (EDW) GOALS TO DEVELOP PATHWAYS IN A FORMAL EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE TO GAIN SKILLS APPLICABLE TO THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE FIELDS. THE VTEP ADDRESSES THE DRASTIC SHORTAGE OF QUALIFIED VETERINARY TECHNICIANS IN MONTANA TO HELP CLOSE THE GAP OF A PROJECTED JOB GROWTH OF 45% PER YEAR THROUGH 2030.THE VTEP TARGETED OBJECTIVES ARE IN THREE AREAS: 1) CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT, 2) PROGRAM READINESS, AND 3) INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS. GRANT ACTIVITIES FOR PROGRAM PREPAREDNESS INCLUDES DEVELOPMENT OF 31 NEW VETERINARY COURSES; PROGRAM-RELATED POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND HANDBOOK; AND A DUAL ENROLLMENT PATHWAY. GRANT ACTIVITIES FOR INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS INCLUDES CREATING MOUS FOR WORK-BASED LEARNING; SECURING A MINIMUM OF 10 VETERINARIAN PARTNERS, AND DEVELOPING A FORMAL ONBOARDING AND TRAINING PROCESS FOR THE VETERINARY PARTNERS.$250,000
· FY2024 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture